When a friend’s daughter recently got married, she and her new husband were whisked away from the church in this Jaguar stretch. I was simultaneously aghast and kinda jazzed at the uniqueness of it. From the general concept to the execution, such as the missing side molding on the added section between the doors, it seems to require a thoroughly misguided concept of what constitutes social status and prestige in order to enjoy. As such, it’s my second favorite ironically cool wedding limo EVAR.
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Do you really believe that a nation that might elect Donald Trump to the White House cares about such nuances as side molding?
What does Trump have to do with this? Same argument can be said for that lying bitch Clinton supporters
I can guarantee you, Green Party supporters are 100% against this vehicle.
You’re thinking of the Corvair.
http://hanabi.autoweek.com/sites/default/files/styles/gen-932-524/public/GMW-0164-0035.jpg
Clearly the rocket motor on that Corvair has been aimed in the wrong direction!
I’m under the impression that a significant share of them would be open for a UK conspiracy to take the colony back. Just immobilize America with bad cars first, or some such thing.
If ever there was a nation whose capacity to produce bad cars exceeded our own, it’s the UK.
http://ilyke.co/uploads/images/366-overreaction-08.jpg
I’d like to know how you found a photo of the reclusive leader of the Canadians for Trump movement.
Stupid comment in the first place
Trump cares about side moldings !
(google: “Trump Series Golden Edition Cadillac” )
If such a car exists I have no doubt that it is a really great car, assembled really great … the best … car people.
I’d like to know when and why limousines went from slightly stretched, more luxurious versions of already fancy cars to these stretched abominations now. Wouldn’t a chauffeured XJ8L be much more elegant and practical? With that said, there’s something intriguing about that Jag.
Blame prom kids. They want to be able to split the rental fees between six couples, so the limo companies buy cars to accommodate. Operating costs are about the same as for a shorter limo, so if you only need to take your wife out for a night on the town, you still get seating for 12.
Note also that half of the limos I see in 2016 are Hummers, even though that brand died in 2009. I rarely see stretch Town Car limos these days, despite the Panther remaining in production until 2011. Kids don’t get excited about old man cars.
I semi-seriously want a six-door funeral limo. It feels like a prom queen’s corpse.
http://www.funeralcars.com/InvntryFS/CarL533/CarL533.html
Hellooo Tow Rig!
http://www.nursinghabits.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/HelloNurse.jpg
I’m not going to ask how you know what a prom queen’s corpse feels like.
perhaps “makes me think of” would have been better phraseology than “feels like.”
Let me know if returning to the same answers gets boring, but if it wasn’t for my wife’s mindboggling rationality, I would have bought one of these three years ago:
http://13252-presscdn-0-94.pagely.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1977-Volvo-264-Stretch-Limousine-For-Sale.jpg
The funny thing is, it would have been a tremendous investment. These have shot up in value, all of a sudden.
I wouldn’t call a decision not to choose this for a growing family “rational”.
I can stretch myself to accept that our steep driveway (up to 35 degrees, ridiculously), with its sudden top, might present unwarranted issues.
http://www.echoparknow.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/limo_baxter.jpg
If this is the only myth you tell yourself to preserve domestic tranquility, you’re well ahead. 5 mph faster and that would have cleared.
Honestly, I love speeding down the driveway in reverse. I have made several guests scream with my signature “oh, the brakes”-joke.
Never call your wife’s rationality into question.
She married you.
Three criteria rendering this an unfit vehicle, according to local standards:
– No trailer hitch
– no roof rack
– not a station wagon
Ergo, not enough space.
The funny thing is, I’m certain “it would rack”. The lack of AWD and a hybrid badge speaks against it, too.
Seriously, we did agree on having a 30+ year old car as the main family vehicle would be hard with the house that needs constant fixing and the attention needed for the kids.
On the other hand, 8 foot (2.4 meter) long planks might fit inside the vehicle, clearly helping with the house fixing!
Funerals mentioned! I haven’t had the chance to try it yet (not lastly due to the lack of family), but I bet that one of these with the sedan rear bench retrofitted, bow and vinyl top removed and a less “loaded” paintjob would actually make a passable very large family wagon.
Dude, I’ve actually shopped these, and measured my garage.
1. It’ll fit.
2. I can get one for $5K-$6K if I’m patient.
Thing is, I DO NOT WANT a blue interior.
DO. NOT.
My ultimate goal is to keep the middle section, move the roof forward so it’s effectively a commercial chassis limo, then -amino the rest of it.
Yes. A six-passenger Fleetwoodamino.
Wow, that’s terrible.
Never go up against a a rich Russian when
DeathPoor Taste is the challenge….http://inventorspot.com/articles/pt-cruiser-wedding-coach-marriage-all-things-ugly
For those afraid to click the link, yes, that IS a customized PT Cruiser.
Oh, still too tame?
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sacrebleu
Sacre Blech!
It’s very exclusive. You can tell because it has “Exclusive Limo” embroidered into the upholstery. And besides, nothing says you’re a person of refined taste like a mirrored floor.
Why would you want a mirrored…oh.
To match the mirrors on the toes of your shoes, of course!
I have seen these things myself. If attention is what you’re after, they fullfil their purpose! And Russian do excel at that “poor taste” thing, even though I’d really prefer to say “different taste”.
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s–blMzlEvz–/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/1515540515586969741.jpg
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s–XAU3HJI1–/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/1515540515993535373.jpg
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/1515540516071179149.JPG
I assumed those were wedding cars for a primarily Roma clientele.
Those wheels make it look tacky.
Yeeeess…… It’s the wheels.
Holy Moses. The X308 is remarkably flexible as it was delivered from the factory. I can’t even imagine how outrageous this thing is.
Hell, stiffening it up was the easy part.
http://www.hgg-group.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/welded-h-beam-connections.jpg
Gives fresh meaning to the phrase “It’s a Jaaaaaaaag!” and “Vanden Plaaaaaaaaaas!”.